Quiet time boat ride along Deleon Springs. This photo is from ‘Yesterday in Florida Annual Edition: Volume 2, Issues 9-14’. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
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Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Miami Beach Auditorium with the Jackie Gleason Show
on June 26, 2013
at 1:50 pm
As promised from last week, here is a matchbook of the Miami Beach Auditorium that staged The Jackie Gleason Show so many years ago. Below is the back of the matchbook. Below is the whole matchbook.
Here’s a fold-out brochure of Ocala from 1962. Because of the size of the fold-out, it was very difficult to show here and make much sense. Below is the inside.
Swampy’s Matchbook Wednesday: Hilton Plaza with the Jackie Gleason touch, Miami Beach
on June 19, 2013
at 12:47 am
Not sure how this was arranged, but Jackie Gleason had to give a mighty big blessing for this to happen. Below is the inside of the matchbook that uses all the Gleason catch phrases to sell the Hilton property. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo was taken by Patty Register along Fisheating Creek in Glades County. Patty and her husband Allen Register own Gatorama along US27 in Palmdale and run Fisheating Creek Outpost that provides access to Fisheating Creek.
Here’s a photo from a 1957 Florida Vacation Guide.
This photo is from ‘The early history of Frostproof: Volume one’ by Doris Lewis. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
The Old Heidelberg in Hallandale is now gone, However, the one in Fort Lauderdale still thrives. Here’s where The Old Heidelberg is in Fort Lauderdale: View Larger Map This is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Esther Williams has died at the age of 91. She was at one time one of the most popular movie stars and internationally known for her swimming ability. Most of her films involved her swimming to one degree or the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thought I’d share this found out there in internet land! Here’s their site: http://www.perpetualkid.com/manatea-infuser.aspx
Now up there’s a pin even a lousy bowler could hit. Twedt’s opened 53 years ago and you can still hear the strikes coming from the ten lane facility today. Click here to visit the Lanes and see this great[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The newest Swampy book premieres this weekend – ‘Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival’. The book was created for the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce‘s annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival. Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr., writer and artist of the book, will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…